System and method of forming a wearable resistive pant member

ABSTRACT

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a wearable resistive equipment that integrates endurance and strength training capabilities into the clothing, while enhancing the effect of exercise, rest and motion. In one embodiment, the wearable resistive pant member is designed to include built-in resistance bands.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present patent document is a § 371 of international PCT ApplicationNo. PCT/US2020/064502, filed Dec. 11, 2020, the entire contents of whichare incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to systems of methods of manufacturingwearable resistive equipment and, more particularly, a wearableresistive pant member that provides resistance for exercise,rehabilitation or casual, general use.

BACKGROUND

Exercise clothing (referred herein as clothing, equipment or apparel)may be widely available and often designed to provide various benefitsto ordinary people and professional athletes alike. For example,exercise clothing may be designed to trigger the acceleration of bloodflow, increase oxygen to the muscles, or even reduce the build-up oflactic acid. Exercise clothing can also be designed to draw moistureaway from the body in order to keep a person cool in the summer and warmin the winter. Wearable resistive equipment designed with a built-inmechanism that provides endurance and strength training is, however,minimally available and is often restricted by the characteristics ofthe clothing material. Wearable resistive equipment with built-inmechanisms that may be currently available, may fail to properly followthe contours of the muscles of a user and therefore fail to provideenhanced or optimal resistance to enhance exercise or increase calorieburn, and decrease workouts or workout time.

SUMMARY

Accordingly, one object of the present disclosure is to provide a methodof forming a wearable resistive pant member. In these preferredembodiments, the method encompasses forming a waistband from stretchknit fabric; forming a left pocket and a right pocket from stretch knitfabric forming a left leg section of the pant member from stretch knitfabric, wherein the left pocket is aligned with a plurality of notcheson a front left outer panel section, wherein the left pocket is affixedto the front left outer panel section, wherein two left front fabrictunnel portions are affixed to the front left outer panel section,wherein the front left outer panel section and the two left front fabrictunnel portions are affixed to a front left inner panel section, whereintwo left back fabric tunnel portions are affixed to a back inner leftpanel section wherein the back left inner panel section and the two leftback fabric tunnel portions are affixed to a back left outer panelsection, and wherein the front left outer panel section is affixed tothe back left outer panel section, thereby closing the left pant legsection; forming a right leg section of the pant member from stretchknit fabric, wherein the right pocket is aligned with a plurality ofnotches on a front right outer panel section, wherein the right pocketis affixed to the front right outer panel section, wherein two rightfront fabric tunnel portions are affixed to the front right outer panelsection, wherein the front right outer panel section and the two rightfront fabric tunnel portions are affixed to a front right inner panelsection, wherein two right back fabric tunnel portions are affixed to aback inner left panel section, wherein the back right inner panelsection and the two right back fabric tunnel portions are affixed to aback right outer panel section, and wherein the front right outer panelsection is affixed to the back right outer panel section, therebyclosing the right pant leg section; forming a saddle portion fromstretch knit fabric; affixing the saddle portion to the back left outerpanel section and the back right outer panel section; cutting four frontelastic rubber bands to a shorter predetermined length; cutting fourback elastic rubber bands to a longer predetermined length; threadingtwo front elastic rubber bands through the two left front fabricportions, wherein the two front elastic rubber bands are permanentlyaffixed to the top and bottom of the front left inner panel section, andwherein the two front elastic rubber bands are substantially parallel toeach other and do not intersect; threading two front elastic rubberbands through the two right front fabric portions, wherein the two frontelastic rubber bands are permanently affixed to the top and bottom ofthe front right inner panel section, and wherein the two front elasticrubber bands are substantially parallel to each other and do notintersect; threading two back elastic rubber bands through the two leftback fabric portions wherein the two back elastic rubber bands arepermanently affixed to the top and bottom of the back left inner panelsection, and wherein the two back elastic rubber bands are substantiallyparallel to each other and do not intersect; threading two back elasticrubber bands through the two right back fabric portions wherein the twoback elastic rubber bands are permanently affixed to the top and bottomof the back right inner panel section, and wherein the two back elasticrubber bands are substantially parallel to each other and do notintersect; joining the waistband to the top edge of pant member; forminga right and a left ankle portion from stretch knit fabric; forming aright and a left heel portion from stretch knit fabric; forming a rightand a left toe portion from stretch knit fabric; attaching the rightankle portion to right toe portion; attaching the right heel portion tocenter of right ankle portion and center of right toe portion; affixingthe bottom of right leg section of the pant member to the right ankleportion; attaching the left ankle portion to left toe portion; attachingthe left heel portion to center of left ankle portion and center of lefttoe portion; and affixing the bottom of left leg section of the pantmember to the left ankle portion. In these preferred embodiments, thefront and back elastic rubber bands are 200 0 to 300 0 shorter than theright and left front and back fabric portions when the pant member isnot being worn by a user. In these embodiments, the front and backelastic rubber bands stretch to be the same size as the right and leftfront and back fabric portions when the pant member is being worn by auser. In these embodiments, the front and back elastic rubber bands canbe stretched to approximately 135 0 0 longer than the right and leftfront and back fabric portions when the pant member is being worn by auser, and the user is in motion.

The present disclosure also involves a wearable resistive pant membercomprising a plurality of elastic rubber bands that are substantiallyparallel to each other, do not intersect, may be generally aligned withthe muscle patterns of a user and comprise a predetermined level ofresistance selected from a predefined range. The wearable resistive pantmember comprising the plurality of rubber elastic bands is substantiallyconfigured to a portion of a user so as to provide a targeted amount ofresistance on the muscles of a user The effect of the wearable resistiveequipment may be when the user is not moving, or when the musclescontract, thereby allowing the user, by and through the plurality ofelastic rubber bands, to undergo enhanced muscle development, exercise,or rehabilitation, when used by a user.

The Summary is neither intended nor should it be construed as beingrepresentative of the full extent and scope of the present disclosure.The present disclosure is set forth in various levels of detail in theSummary, as well as in the attached drawings and the DetailedDescription, and no limitation as to the scope of the present disclosureis intended by either the inclusion or non-inclusion of elements,components, etc. in this Summary. Additional aspects of the presentdisclosure will become more readily apparent from the DetailedDescription, particularly when taken together with the drawings.

The above-described benefits, embodiments, and/or characterizations arenot necessarily complete or exhaustive, and in particular, as to thepatentable subject matter disclosed herein. Other benefits, embodiments,and/or characterizations of the present disclosure are possibleutilizing, alone or in combination, as set forth above and/or describedin the accompanying figures and/or in the description herein below.Further details and other features will become apparent after review ofthe following Detailed Description and accompanying drawing figures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Example embodiments are illustrated in referenced figures of thedrawing. It is intended that the embodiments and figures disclosedherein are to be considered illustrative rather than limiting.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of a wearable resistive pantmember depicting what the pant member looks like in its finished form.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of a wearable resistive pantmember, with exploded views of the resistive band layering systems.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the wearable resistive pant member withbuilt-in resistive bands.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the wearable resistive pant member withbuilt-in resistive bands.

FIG. 5 is front view of the individual fabric parts used to form awearable resistive pant member, according to a preferred embodiment.

FIGS. 6A-6C disclose a method for forming a wearable resistive pantmember, according to a preferred embodiment.

It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily to scale.In certain instances, details that are not necessary for anunderstanding of the disclosure or that render other details difficultto perceive may have been omitted. It should be understood, of course,that the disclosure is not necessarily limited to the particularembodiments illustrated herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention provides its benefits across a broad spectrum ofendeavors. It is applicant's intent that this specification and theclaims appended hereto be accorded a breadth in keeping with the scopeand spirit of the invention being disclosed despite what might appear tobe limiting language imposed by the requirements of referring to thespecific examples disclosed. Thus, to acquaint persons skilled in thepertinent arts most closely related to the present invention, apreferred embodiment of the system is disclosed for the purpose ofillustrating the nature of the invention. The exemplary method ofinstalling, assembling and operating the system is described in detailaccording to the preferred embodiment, without attempting to describeall of the various forms and modifications in which the invention mightbe embodied. As such, the embodiments described herein are illustrative,and as will become apparent to those skilled in the art, can be modifiedin numerous ways within the scope and spirit of the invention, theinvention being measured by the appended claims and not by the detailsof the specification.

Although the following text sets forth a detailed description ofnumerous different embodiments, it should be understood that the legalscope of the description is defined by the words of the claims set forthat the end of this disclosure. The detailed description is to beconstrued as exemplary only and does not describe every possibleembodiment since describing every possible embodiment would beimpractical, if not impossible. Numerous alternative embodiments couldbe implemented, using either current technology or technology developedafter the filing date of this patent, which would still fall within thescope of the claims.

It should also be understood that, unless a term is expressly defined inthis patent using the sentence “As used herein, the term ______ ishereby defined to mean or a similar sentence, there is no intent tolimit the meaning of that term, either expressly or by implication,beyond its plain or ordinary meaning, and such term should not beinterpreted to be limited in scope based on any statement made in anysection of this patent (other than the language of the claims). To theextent that any term recited in the claims at the end of this patent isreferred to in this patent in a manner consistent with a single meaning,that is done for sake of clarity only so as to not confuse the reader,and it is not intended that such claim term by limited, by implicationor otherwise, to that single meaning. Finally, unless a claim element isdefined by reciting the word “means” and a function without the recitalof any structure, it is not intended that the scope of any claim elementbe interpreted based on the application of 35 U.S.C. § 112, subparagraph(f).

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a wearable resistive equipmentthat integrates endurance and strength training capabilities into thewearable resistive equipment such that a user may experience anincreased level of resistance when wearing the wearable resistiveequipment. The present disclosure discloses a wearable resistiveequipment that may include a pant member, a plurality of generallyfree-floating resistance bands within a plurality of layered systemsthat are contained wholly within the wearable resistive equipment. Thewearable resistive equipment may include a first end of the plurality ofresistance bands that is secured to a first end of the wearableresistive equipment and a second end of the plurality of resistancebands that is secured to a second end of the wearable resistiveequipment. Each of the resistance bands are substantially parallel toeach other, do not intersect, generally aligned with the muscle patternsof a user, and comprise a predetermined level of resistance selectedfrom a predefined range. The wearable resistive equipment comprising theplurality of resistive bands is substantially configured to a portion ofa user so as to provide a targeted amount of resistance on the musclesof a user after the muscles contract, thereby allowing the user, by andthrough the plurality of resistance bands, to undergo enhanced muscledevelopment when worn or used by a user.

In an embodiment, the pant member may include a pant member comprising afirst pant leg, a second pant leg and a generally annular waist section,wherein the first and second pant legs are coupled together via thewaist section that extends down to a crotch area. The pant member may beconfigured to generally, or substantially conform to a portion of auser. The pant member also includes a first resistance band layeredsystem disposed on the first pant leg, a second resistance band layeredsystem disposed on the second pant leg, and a plurality of resistancebands positioned within each of the first and second layered systems.

FIGS. 1-4 depict an embodiment of an apparatus that offers resistivetraining without the need for external equipment. Specifically, Figure Ishows a wearable resistive pant member in its completed form. FIG. 2 isa front view of a first embodiment of a wearable resistive equipment 200with a plurality of generally free-floating resistance bands 204 withina layer system 202 that are contained generally wholly within thewearable resistive equipment 200. The layer system 202 comprises aninner fabric layer 203 and an outer fabric layer 205 FIGS. 3 and 4provide the back and side views of the wearable resistive equipment 200.As seen in FIG. 2 through 4 , the wearable resistive equipment 200includes a pant member 226 with resistance bands 204 disposed generallyvertically in each pant leg.

In one embodiment, a front of each leg of the pant member 226 includestwo resistance bands 204, one in each layer system 202, spaced apartfrom each other and generally extending parallel with each other as theyextend between a first end of the pant member 230, which is locatedgenerally adjacent to a first end of the resistance bands 240 and thewaist area 212 of the pant member 226, that extends generally downwardlyto a crotch area 250, and a second end of the pant member 232, which islocated generally adjacent to the second end of the resistance bands 242of the first 234 and second legs 236 of the pant member 226. In thisembodiment, one resistance band 204 is provided in each of the layersystems 202 on the pant member 226.

As seen in FIGS. 3 and 4 , a back of each leg of the pant member 226 mayinclude two resistance bands 204 spaced apart from each other andgenerally extending parallel with each other as they extend between thefirst end of the pant member 230. The first end of the pant member 230is located generally adjacent to the first end of the resistance bands240 and the waist section 212 of the pant member 226. A second end ofthe pant member 232 is located generally adjacent to the second end ofthe resistance bands 242, which is coupled generally adjacent to thefirst 234 and second legs 236 of the pant member 226. In thisembodiment, one resistance band 204 is provided in each of the layersystems 202 adjacent to the pant member 226.

The resistance bands 204 may be positioned within a layered system 202(shown in dashed lines) designed to generally house or enclose theresistance bands 204 therein. In this way, the resistance bands 204 aregenerally-free floating within the layer system 202, thereby allowingthe resistance bands 204 to stretch (i.e. provide resistance) within thelayer system 202, and not be exposed on an outside of the pant member226. Additionally, as the resistance bands 204 stretch, the resistancebands 204 follow the contours of the body of a user and do not otherwiseobstruct or block the user from performing certain movements. Thisconfiguration enhances the comfort, safety, and usability of thewearable resistive equipment 200 for a user.

To create the layer system 202, fabric slightly wider than the range ofwidths of the resistance bands 204 can be stitched to the pant member126 on two parallel sides to provide an area between the stitches thatfits the resistance bands 204 therein. The resistance bands 204 canextend the length of the layer system 202 and can be secured orgenerally coupled at both a first end of the pant member 230, which islocated generally adjacent to the first end of the resistance bands 240and the waist section 212 of the pant member 226, and a second end ofthe pant member 232, which is located generally adjacent to the secondend of the resistance bands 242 and the first 234 and second legs 236 ofthe pant member 226. The resistance bands 204, located generally insidethe layer systems 202, can be secured to the wearable resistive pantmember 200 by way of stitching, sonic welding, buttons, zippers, snaps,clasps, Velcro, or by other methods and configurations suitable for thisuse.

The layer system 202 can be made to provide sufficient room within thelayered system 202 such that the resistance bands 204 are able to moveand stretch as needed to provide a desired tensile strength. In otherwords, the resistance bands 204 can be free-floating in the layersystems 202 so that the resistance bands 204 are able to stretch freelybetween the first and second ends of the layer systems 202. That is, theresistance bands 204 are not restricted or constrained by being attachedto the fabric of the pant member 226 along the entire length of thelayered systems 202, except for at the first and second ends of thelayered systems 202. The layered systems 202 may appear generallybunched when the wearable resistive equipment 200 is not in use, asdepicted in FIG. 1 . This allows layer systems 202 to expand when in useto accommodate the stretching of the resistance bands 204.

The resistance bands 204 fit within the layer systems 202 with adequatespacing such that the location of the resistance bands 204 remain ingeneral alignment with the pant member 226, and so as to align with thecontours of the leg and muscles of a user. The location of layer systems202 on each leg 234 and 236 of the pant member 226 may play a role instrength training and/or endurance training, as the location of thelayer systems 202 and corresponding resistance bands 204 can targetspecific muscles groups. For example, in FIG. 2 , the resistance bands204 are placed in alignment with the frontal muscle groups extendingfrom a front hip end 214 a to a front calf end 216 a. This placement cancorrespond to the quadriceps and tibialis anterior muscle groups, amongothers, which can be impacted by the location of the resistance bands204 in accordance with FIG. 2 . Similarly, FIG. 3 illustrates theresistance bands 204 which are placed about the posterior muscles groupsextending from the back hip end 214 b to the back calf end 216 b andimpacting the hamstring, gluteus, and calf muscles among others.

The front hip end 214 a and back hip end 214 b provide an adjoiningpoint for the resistance bands 204 to be secured to the pant member 226.At the front and back hip ends, 214 a and 214 b, the resistance bands204 are permanently coupled to the wearable resistive equipment 200.

The front and back calf ends 216 a and 216 b may be configured to belocations where both legs 234, 236 can be coupled to half sock 270 thatmay be secured around the foot of a user.

In FIG. 4 , which includes an underfoot view of a right foot of a userwearing the pant member 200, the half sock 270 loops around 272 underthe foot to define an open-toe extension 274.

Further, like many exercise pants, the wearable resistive equipment 200can also be equipped with one or more pockets 280 for storage ofbelongings. In some preferred embodiments, the one or more pockets 280are located on the side of the exercise pant 200. In addition, thepocket 280 may be open-ended, or closable via buttons, Velcro, snaps,clasps, zippers, or other methods or systems.

In certain embodiments, the wearable resistive equipment 200 may includeresistance bands 204 that are natural rubber. In certain embodiments,the wearable resistive equipment may include resistance bands 204 thatare about 30 millimeters in width. In certain embodiments, the layeredsystems 202 are about 30 inches to 50 inches in length.

Further, the wearable resistive pant member 200 can be configured forvarious tensile strengths. In an embodiment, various versions of thewearable resistive pant member 200 may exist with each versionsupporting a different tensile strength. In some embodiments, thetensile strengths can vary between 10-100 pounds. The thickness of theresistance bands 204 may be one manner of varying the tensile strength,which can range from 0.6 millimeters to 2.5 millimeters. Thickerresistance bands 204 may be used for greater tensile strength.

Further the wearable resistive pant member 200 can be configured whereinthe elastic rubber bands that reside inside the pant member are housedin a three layered system comprised of an outer panel section, a fabrictunnel portion and an inner panel section, as shown in FIG. 2 .Moreover, the elastic rubber bands that reside inside the pant memberare substantially congruently sown into the three layered system in asubstantially v-shaped pattern, thereby providing a substantiallyuniform level of resistance throughout the pant member.

The present disclosure also includes a method 600, as shown in FIGS.6A-6C of forming a wearable resistive pant member 200, comprisingforming a waistband 212 from stretch knit fabric 602; forming a leftpocket 280 and a right pocket 280 from stretch knit fabric 604; forminga left leg section 236 of the pant member from stretch knit fabric,wherein the left pocket 280 is aligned with a plurality of notches 503on a front left outer panel section 502 wherein the left pocket 280 isaffixed to the front left outer panel section 502, wherein two leftfront fabric tunnel portions 504 (each requiring two pieces of materialas shown in FIG. 5 ) are affixed to the front left outer panel section502, wherein the front left outer panel section 502 and the two leftfront fabric tunnel portions 504 are affixed to a front left inner panelsection 506, wherein two left back fabric tunnel portions 508 areaffixed to a back inner left panel section 510, wherein the back leftinner panel section 510 and the two left back fabric tunnel portions 508(each requiring two pieces of material as shown in FIG. 5 ) are affixedto a back left outer panel section 512, and wherein the front left outerpanel section 502 is affixed to the back left outer panel section 512,thereby closing the left pant leg section 236, 606; forming a right legsection 234 of the pant member 200 from stretch knit fabric, wherein theright pocket 280 is aligned with a plurality of notches 553 on a frontright outer panel section 552, wherein the right pocket 280 is affixedto the front right outer panel section 552, wherein two right frontfabric tunnel portions 554 (each requiring two pieces of material asshown in Figure are affixed to the front right outer panel section 552,wherein the front right outer panel section 552 and the two right frontfabric tunnel portions 554 are affixed to a front right inner panelsection 556, wherein two right back fabric tunnel portions 558 (eachrequiring two pieces of material as shown in FIG. 5 ) are affixed to aback inner left panel section 560, wherein the back right inner panelsection 560 and the two right back fabric tunnel portions 558 areaffixed to a back right outer panel section 562, and wherein the frontright outer panel section 552 is affixed to the back right outer panelsection 562, thereby closing the right pant leg section 234, 608;forming a saddle portion 570 (requiring two pieces of material as shownin FIG. 5 ) from stretch knit fabric 610; affixing the saddle portion570 to the back left outer panel section 512 and the back right outerpanel section 562, 612; cutting four front elastic rubber bands (notshown in FIG. 5 ) to a shorter predetermined length 614; cutting fourback elastic rubber bands (not shown in FIG. 5 ) to a longerpredetermined length 616; threading two front elastic rubber bandsthrough the two left front fabric portions, wherein the two frontelastic rubber bands are permanently affixed to the top and bottom ofthe front left inner panel section, and wherein the two front elasticrubber bands are substantially parallel to each other and do notintersect 618; threading two front elastic rubber bands through the tworight front fabric portions, wherein the two front elastic rubber bandsare permanently affixed to the top and bottom of the front right innerpanel section, and wherein the two front elastic rubber bands aresubstantially parallel to each other and do not intersect 620; threadingtwo back elastic rubber bands through the two left back fabric portionswherein the two back elastic rubber bands are permanently affixed to thetop and bottom of the back left inner panel section, and wherein the twoback elastic rubber bands are substantially parallel to each other anddo not intersect 622; threading two back elastic rubber bands throughthe two right back fabric portions wherein the two back elastic rubberbands are permanently affixed to the top and bottom of the back rightinner panel section, and wherein the two back elastic rubber bands aresubstantially parallel to each other and do not intersect 624; joiningwaistband 212 to the top edge or first end 230 of the pant member 626;forming a right 582 and a left ankle portion 580 from stretch knitfabric 628; forming a right 586 and a left heel portion 584 from stretchknit fabric 630; forming a right 590 and a left toe portion 588 fromstretch knit fabric 632; attaching the right ankle portion 582 to theright toe portion 590, 634; attaching the right heel portion 586 tocenter of right ankle portion 582 and center of right toe portion 590,636 affixing the bottom of right leg section or second end 232 of thepant member 200 to the right ankle portion 582, 638; attaching the leftankle portion 580 to left toe portion 588, 640; attaching the left heelportion 584 to center of left ankle portion 580 and center of left toeportion 588, 642; and affixing the bottom of left leg section or secondend 232 of the pant member 200 to the left ankle portion 580, 644.

In the embodiments disclosed in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the method of formingthe resistive pant member also discloses that the front elastic rubberbands are 20% to 30% shorter than the right 552 and left front fabricportions 502 when the pant member 200 is not being worn by a user; andthat the back elastic rubber bands are 200 0 to 300 0 shorter than theright 562 and left back fabric portions 512 when the pant member 200 isnot being worn by a user.

In the embodiments disclosed in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the method of formingthe resistive pant member also discloses that the front elastic rubberbands stretch to be the same size as the right 552 and left 502 frontfabric portions when the pant member 200 is being worn by a user; andthat the back elastic rubber bands stretch to be the same size as theright 562 and left back fabric portions 512 when the pant member 200 isbeing worn by a user.

In the embodiments disclosed in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the method of formingthe resistive pant member also discloses that the front elastic rubberbands can be stretched to approximately 135% longer than the right 552and left front fabric portions 502 when the pant member 200 is beingworn by a user, and the user is in motion; and that the back elasticrubber bands can be stretched to approximately 135% longer than theright 562 and left back fabric portions 512 when the pant member isbeing worn by a user, and the user is in motion.

discloses a method of exercise 600, which includes positioning aplurality of generally free-floating resistance bands within a pluralityof layered systems in a portion of a wearable resistive equipment 602.By securing and/or coupling a first end of the plurality of resistancebands to a first end of the wearable resistive equipment 604, securingand/or coupling a second end of the plurality of resistance bands to asecond end of the wearable resistive equipment 606, and aligninggenerally the plurality of resistance bands within the wearableresistive equipment generally with the muscle patterns of a user 608, auser can experience enhanced resistance on his or her leg muscles whilethe muscles contract 610 or are at rest. This method allows a user toundergo enhanced exercise, enhanced calorie burn, and/or reduce the timeof exercise.

The plurality of resistance bands may be substantially configured to aparticular user, in part using characteristics of a user, such as waistsize, inseam, height, weight, among other characteristics. Using thesecharacteristics, the bands may be generally aligned with the muscles inthe legs of a user. A first end and a second end of the plurality ofresistance bands runs substantially parallel to the muscles in the legsof a user, thereby providing an enhanced amount of resistance, at leastin part via the targeted resistance bands, on the leg muscles of a userwhile the leg muscles of a user contract or are at rest. The method ofexercise, by and through the wearable resistive equipment, enhances theeffects of exercise and/or rehabilitation of a user.

All directional references (e.g. top, bottom, front, back) are only usedfor identification purposes to aid the reader's understanding of theembodiments of the present invention, and do not create limitations,particularly as to the position, orientation, or use of the inventionunless specifically set forth in the claims. Joinder references (e.g.attached, coupled, connected, and the like) are to be construed broadlyand may include intermediate members between a connection of elementsand relative movement between elements. As such, joinder references donot necessarily infer that two elements are directly connected and infixed relation to each other.

The above-described benefits, embodiments, and/or characterizations arenot necessarily complete or exhaustive, and in particular, as to thepatentable subject matter disclosed herein. Other benefits, embodiments,and/or characterizations of the present invention are possibleutilizing, alone or in combination, as set forth above and/or describedin the accompanying figures and/or in the description herein below.

The phrases “at least one,” “one or more,” and “and/or,” as used herein,are open-ended expressions that are both conjunctive and disjunctive inoperation. For example, each of the expressions “at least one of A, Band C,” “at least one of A, B, or C,” “one or more of A, B, and C, ‘oneor more of A, B, or C,” and “A B, and/or C” means A alone, B alone, Calone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, or A, B andC together.

Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities,dimensions, conditions, and so forth used in the specification anddrawing figures are to be understood as being approximations which maybe modified in all instances as required for a particular application ofthe novel assembly and method described herein.

The term “a” or “an” entity, as used herein, refers to one or more ofthat entity. As such, the terms (or “an”), ‘-one or more” and “at leastone” can be used interchangeably herein.

The use of “including,” “comprising,” or “having” and variations thereofherein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalentsthereof as well as additional items. Accordingly, the terms “including,”“comprising,” or “having” and variations thereof can be usedinterchangeably herein.

It shall be understood that the term “means” as used herein shall begiven its broadest possible interpretation in accordance with 35 U.S.C.,Section 112(f). Accordingly, a claim Incorporating the term “means”shall cover all structures, materials, or acts set forth herein, and allof the equivalents thereof. Further, the structures, materials, or actsand the equivalents thereof shall include all those described in theSummary, Brief Description of the Drawings, Detailed Description and inthe appended drawing figures.

In methodologies directly or indirectly set forth herein, various stepsand operations are described in one possible order of operation, butthose skilled in the art will recognize that steps and operations may berearranged, replaced, or eliminated without necessarily departing fromthe spirit and scope of the present invention. It is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not limiting.Changes in detail or structure may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

1. A method of forming a wearable resistive pant member, comprising:forming a waistband from stretch knit fabric; forming a left pocket andright pocket from stretch knit fabric; forming a left leg section of thepant member from stretch knit fabric, wherein the left pocket is alignedwith a plurality of notches on a front left outer panel section, whereinthe left pocket is affixed to the front left outer panel section,wherein two left front fabric tunnel portions are affixed to the frontleft outer panel section, wherein the front left outer panel section andthe two left front fabric tunnel portions are affixed to a front leftinner panel section, wherein two left back fabric tunnel portions areaffixed to a back inner left panel section, wherein the back left innerpanel section and the two left back fabric tunnel portions are affixedto a back left outer panel section, and wherein the front left outerpanel section is affixed to the back left outer panel section, therebyclosing the left pant leg section; forming a right leg section of thepant member from stretch knit fabric, wherein the right pocket isaligned with a plurality of notches on a front right outer panelsection, wherein the right pocket is affixed to the front right outerpanel section, wherein two right front fabric tunnel portions areaffixed to the front right outer panel section, wherein the front rightouter panel section and the two right front fabric tunnel portions areaffixed to a front right inner panel section, wherein two right backfabric tunnel portions are affixed to a back inner left panel section,wherein the back right inner panel section and the two right back fabrictunnel portions are affixed to a back right outer panel section, andwherein the front right outer panel section is affixed to the back rightouter panel section, thereby closing the right pant leg section; forminga saddle portion from stretch knit fabric; affixing the saddle portionto the back left outer panel section and the back right outer panelsection; cutting four front elastic rubber bands to a shorterpredetermined length; cutting four back elastic rubber bands to a longerpredetermined length; threading two front elastic rubber bands throughthe two left front fabric portions, wherein the two front elastic rubberbands are permanently affixed to the top and bottom of the front leftinner panel section, and wherein the two front elastic rubber bands aresubstantially parallel to each other and do not intersect; threading twofront elastic rubber bands through the two right front fabric portions,wherein the two front elastic rubber bands are permanently affixed tothe top and bottom of the front right inner panel section, and whereinthe two front elastic rubber bands are substantially parallel to eachother and do not intersect; threading two back elastic rubber bandsthrough the two right back fabric portions wherein the two back elasticrubber bands are permanently affixed of the top and bottom of the backright inner panel section, and wherein the two back elastic rubber bandsare substantially parallel to each other and do not intersect; joiningwaistband to top edge of pant member; forming a right and a left ankleportion from stretch knit fabric; forming a right and a left heelportion from stretch knit fabric; forming a right and a left toe portionfrom stretch knit fabric; attaching the right ankle portion to right toeportion; attaching the right heel portion to center of right ankleportion and center of right toe portion; affixing the bottom of rightleg section of the pant member to the right ankle portion; attaching theleft ankle portion to left toe portion; attaching the left heel portionto center of left ankle portion and center of left toe portion; andaffixing the bottom of left leg section of the pant member to the leftankle portion.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the front elasticrubber bands are 20% to 30% shorter than the right and left front fabricportions when the pant member is not being worn by a user.
 3. The methodof claim 1, wherein the back elastic rubber bands are 20% to 30% shorterthan the right and left back fabric portions when the pant member is notbeing worn by a user.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the frontelastic rubber bands stretch to be the same size as the right and leftfront fabric portions when the pant member is being worn by a user. 5.The method of claim 1, wherein the back elastic rubber bands stretch tobe the same size as the right and left back fabric portions when thepant member is being worn by a user.
 6. The method of claim 1, whereinthe front elastic rubber bands can be stretched to approximately 135%longer than the right and left front fabric portions when the pantmember is being worn by a user, and the user is in motion.
 7. The methodof claim 1, wherein the back elastic rubber bands can be stretched toapproximately 135% longer than the right and left back fabric portionswhen the pant member is being worn by a user, and the user is in motion.8. The method of claim 1, wherein the front and back elastic rubberbands that reside inside the pant member comprise a first end locatedapproximately at the ip portion of a user and a section end locatedapproximately at the calf portion of a user.
 9. The method of claim 1,wherein the elastic rubber bands that reside inside the pant member arehoused in a three layered system comprised of an outer panel section, afabric tunnel portion and an inner panel section.
 10. The method ofclaim 9, wherein the elastic rubber bands that reside inside the pantmember are substantially congruently sown into the three layered systemin a substantially v-shaped pattern, thereby providing a substantiallyuniform level of resistance throughout the pant member.
 11. The methodof claim 1, wherein the elastic rubber bands are comprised of naturalrubber.
 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the elastic rubber bands thatreside in the pant member provide an enhanced amount of resistance onthe leg muscles of a user while the leg muscles of a user contract orare at rest.
 13. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the elasticrubber bands comprises a predetermined level of resistance that isvaried via a thickness of the elastic rubber bands selected from apredefined range.
 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the elastic rubberbands provide a targeted amount of resistance on the muscles of a user,thereby enhancing exercise of the user.
 15. A method of forming awearable resistive pant member, comprising: forming a waistband fromstretch knit fabric; forming a left pocket and a right pocket fromstretch knit fabric; forming a left leg section of the pant member fromstretch knit fabric, wherein the left pocket is aligned with a pluralityof notches on a front left outer panel section, wherein the left pocketis affixed to the front left outer panel section, wherein two left frontfabric tunnel portions are affixed to the front left outer panelsection, wherein the front left outer panel section and the two leftfront fabric tunnel portions are affixed to a front left inner panelsection, wherein two left back fabric tunnel portions are affixed to aback inner left panel section, wherein the back left inner panel sectionand the two left back fabric tunnel portions are affixed to a back leftouter panel section, and wherein the front left outer panel section isaffixed to the back left outer panel section, thereby closing the leftpant leg section; forming a right leg section of the pant member fromstretch knit fabric, wherein the right pocket is aligned with aplurality of notches on a front right outer panel section, wherein theright pocket is affixed to the front right outer panel section, whereintwo right front fabric tunnel portions are affixed to the front rightouter panel section, wherein the front right outer panel section and thetwo right front fabric tunnel portions are affixed to a front rightinner panel section, wherein two right back fabric tunnel portions areaffixed to a back inner left panel section, wherein the back right innerpanel section and the two right back fabric tunnel portions are affixedto a back right outer panel section, and wherein the front right outerpanel section is affixed to the back right outer panel section, therebyclosing the right pant leg section; forming a saddle portion fromstretch knit fabric; affixing the saddle portion to the back left outerpanel section and the back right outer panel section; cutting four frontelastic rubber bands to a shorter predetermined length; cutting fourback elastic rubber bands to a longer predetermined length; threadingtwo front elastic rubber bands through the two left front fabricportions, wherein the two front elastic rubber bands are permanentlyaffixed to the top and bottom of the front left inner panel section;threading two front elastic rubber bands through the two right frontfabric portions, wherein the two front elastic rubber bands arepermanently affixed to the top and bottom of the front right inner panelsection, and wherein the two front elastic rubber bands aresubstantially parallel to each other and do not intersect; threading twoback elastic rubber bands through the two left back fabric portionswherein the two back elastic rubber bands are permanently affixed to thetop and bottom of the back left inner panel section; threading two backelastic rubber bands through the two right back fabric portions whereinthe two back elastic rubber bands are permanently affixed to the top andbottom of the back right inner panel section; jointing the waistband tothe top edge of the pant member; forming a right and a left ankleportion from stretch knit fabric; forming a right and a left heelportion from stretch knit fabric; forming a right and a left toe portionfrom stretch knit fabric; attaching the right ankle portion to right toeportion; attaching the right heel portion to center of right ankleportion and center of right toe portion; affixing the bottom of rightleg section of the pant member to the right ankle portion; attaching theleft ankle portion to the left toe portion; attaching the left heelportion to center of left ankle portion and center of left toe portion;and affixing the bottom of left leg section of the pant member to theleft ankle portion.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the elasticrubber bands affixed to the left leg section are substantially parallelwith each other and do not intersect.
 17. The method of claim 15,wherein the elastic rubber bands affixed to the right leg section aresubstantially parallel with each other and do not intersect.
 18. Themethod of claim 15, wherein the elastic rubber bands housed inside thepant member enhance the effects of exercise by generally aligning withthe muscle patterns of a user.
 19. The method of claim 15, wherein thepant member comprises a knit fabric that is washable, and furthercomprises an anti-microbial treatment or properties to reduce odor andfungus.
 20. A method of forming a wearable resistive pant member,comprising: forming a waistband from stretch knit fabric; forming a leftpocket and a right pocket from stretch knit fabric; forming a left legsection of pant member from stretch knit fabric, wherein the left pocketis aligned with a plurality of notches on a front left outer panelsection, wherein the left pocket is affixed to the front left outerpanel section, wherein two left front fabric tunnel portions are affixedto the front left outer panel section, wherein the front left outerpanel section and the two left front fabric tunnel portions are affixedto a front left inner panel section, wherein two left back fabric tunnelportions are affixed to a back inner left panel section, wherein theback left inner panel section and the two left back fabric tunnelportions are affixed to a back left outer panel section, thereby closingthe left pant leg section; forming a right leg section of the pantmember from stretch knit fabric, wherein the right pocket is alignedwith a plurality of notches on a front right outer panel section,wherein the right pocket is affixed to the front right outer panelsection, wherein two right front fabric tunnel portions are affixed tothe front right outer panel section, wherein the front right outer panelsection and the two right front fabric tunnel portions are affixed to afront right inner panel section, wherein two right back fabric tunnelportions are affixed to a back inner left panel section, wherein theback right inner panel section and the two right back fabric tunnelportions are affixed to a back right outer panel section, and whereinthe front right outer panel section is affixed to the back right outerpanel section, thereby closing the right pant leg section; forming asaddle portion from stretch knit fabric; affixing the saddle portion tothe back left outer panel section and the back right outer panelsection; cutting four front elastic rubber bands to a shorterpredetermined length; cutting four back elastic rubber bands to a longerpredetermined length; threading two front elastic rubber bands throughthe two left front fabric portions, wherein the two front elastic rubberbands are permanently fixed to the top and bottom of the front leftinner panel section, and wherein the two front elastic rubber bands aresubstantially parallel to each other and do not intersect; threading twofront elastic rubber bands through the two right front fabric portions,wherein the two front elastic rubber bands are permanently affixed tothe top and bottom of the front right inner panel section, and whereinthe two front elastic rubber bands are substantially parallel to eachother and do not intersect; threading two back elastic rubber bandsthrough the two left back fabric portions wherein the two back elasticrubber bands through the two left back fabric portions wherein the twoback elastic rubber bands are permanently affixed to the top and bottomof the back left inner panel section, and wherein the two back elasticrubber bands are substantially parallel to each other and do notintersect; threading two back elastic rubber bands through the two rightback fabric portions wherein the two back elastic rubber bands arepermanently affixed to the top and bottom of the back right inner panelsection, and wherein the two back elastic rubber bands are substantiallyparallel to each other and do not intersect; joining waistband to topedge of pant member; forming a right and a left ankle portion of stretchknit fabric; forming a right and a left heel portion from stretch knitfabric; forming a right and left toe portion from stretch knit fabric;attaching the right ankle portion to right toe portion; attaching theright heel portion to center of right ankle portion and center of righttoe portion; affixing the bottom of right leg section of the pant memberof the right ankle portion; attaching the left ankle portion to left toeportion; attaching the left heel portion to center of left ankle portionand center of left toe portion; and affixing the bottom of left legsection of the pant member to the left ankle portion, wherein the pantmember comprises a knit fabric that is washable, and further comprisesand anti-microbial treatment or properties to reduce odor and fungus.